A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOOP-HANDLED 'LONGEVITY' VASE. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period. The pear-shaped body moulded with lotus petals containing auspicious characters and the Eight Buddhist Symbols beneath a cylindrical neck set with two C-shaped handles suspending loops and extending into a flared rim, all painted with floral sprays, the base with a two character mark reading gui shou, 19cm H. 清康熙 青花福壽圖紋雙活環耳瓶，青花「亀壽」楷書款